According to several sources, the Seattle Seahawks aren't going to jump in and make Mike Holmgren their general manager while he decides whether to accept an offer to run the Cleveland Browns. The Seahawks, according to a source, touched base with Holmgren earlier this week and wished him luck on his efforts to land a top front office job. Holmgren was told the Seahawks were going to start a search, but his name wasn't on the list. Expect Holmgren to decide whether to join the Browns by the weekend.Money isn't going to be a big problem for the Browns and Holmgren. Although it has been reported Holmgren could make as much as $10 million a year in Cleveland, the figure is expected to be more around the $5 million range. Bill Parcells received about $2.5 million a year when he took over the Dolphins, but his salary has escalated to about $3.5 million a year. One of the provisions for Holmgren is that he must live in Cleveland. Holmgren loves living on the West Coast, which is why he cherished the idea of getting back to Seattle.Shanahan update Sources close to Mike Shanahan indicate he doesn't have a problem with Dan Snyder's decision to hire Bruce Allen as their general manager. The Redskins are going to target Shanahan, but, according to source, they know he might be scooped up by either the Cowboys or Texans if jobs open on those teams. By hiring Allen, though, Snyder opens the door to getting other top head coaches if Shanahan doesn't come to the Redskins. For example, it's not out of the question for Allen to recruit Jon Gruden, who is working for ESPN. Gruden and Allen worked together with the Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Snyder might be willing to pay a lot of money to get him. Cap news: The front office executives who attended this week's salary-cap seminar in Dallas were told to plan their 2010 seasons as if there won't be a salary cap. Talks between the NFL and the NFLPA continue, but there is no sign of a deal being anywhere close. Some owners who are tight against next year's cap are insisting there won't be a collective bargaining agreement by March, but it's still early in the process. In the NFL, deals aren't done until the deadline and the deadline is late February, early March.